UP becomes first to adopt airshed management to cut pollution
Uttar Pradesh became the first Indian state to adopt ‘airshed management’ to reduce pollution with…
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Air pollution clouds India’s 100GW by 2022 solar energy target
A new study by IIT Delhi found that between 2001 and 2018, India lost 29%…
Delhi-NCR’s winter electricity supply can be met without non-compliant power plants: Study
Plants with SO2 controls should be operated at maximum capacity to avoid using power plants…
WHO revises AQ standards: Experts say India must tighten own limits swiftly and strictly
Limits have been reduced to less than half for six key pollutants; new guidelines clear…
‘Budget 2021-22 presents a mixed bag of welcome moves and missed opportunities for the environment’
Earlier this week, India’s FM Nirmala Sitharaman presented the country’s budget for the year 2021-22….
“We are at the mouth of the cave when it comes to understanding PM1”
India suffers from some of the worst air anywhere in the world. While reports have…
Repeating the Mistakes: Why the New Commission on Air Quality is not going to ensure clean air
The Central government has brought in a new law through an Ordinance which was promulgated…
Why India cannot yet wish away coal from its energy mix
It has been a few months since India opened up its coal industry to the…
As buildings reopen, urban indoor air quality critical to COVID19 preparedness
The WHO in its July 2020 scientific brief has outlined airborne transmission as one of…
76 major disasters in 10 years, norms diluted even as coal ash accidents became ‘routine’
India has diluted coal ash norms despite the occurrence of 76 major coal ash disasters…